2025年10月13日，2025世界自然遗产可持续发展合作交流会在九寨沟世界自然遗产地隆重召开。本次会议汇聚了来自全球14处世界自然遗产地的管理机构代表及相关专家学者，旨在共同探索自然遗产保护与发展的创新路径，并形成了世界自然遗产保护的“九寨沟共识”。

图1：会议合照

四川大学旅游学院国际旅游与酒店管理系的奥地利2024级硕士研究生Riccardo Bonetti（瑞克）受邀在大会上发表演讲。瑞克多次前往九寨沟进行实地考察与研究，并曾在此从事为期一个月的自然教育志愿者服务。在本次会议上，他以“The Story of Jiuzhaigou（九寨沟故事）”为题，分享了他在九寨沟的观察与思考。

图2：瑞克的发言

瑞克在发言中表示，九寨沟最令他感动的是源于藏族爱情神话中诞生的114个美丽海子，这一神话象征着自然的重生与坚韧。他结合在九寨沟的工作经历强调，自然遗产的可持续发展不应仅依靠机械化的管理，更需要建立社区、游客与公众之间的紧密情感连接，从而真正唤起公众的守护意识，让每一位游客成为生态的传承者。他进一步呼吁，让九寨沟的神话故事、自然故事、社区故事以及生态修复故事，共同汇聚成美丽的中国故事，为全球自然遗产的可持续发展提供新的启示与动力。

瑞克的发言，以其独特的跨文化视角和深度的在地实践，成为了本次大会的一大亮点。此次发言不仅展现了国际青年学者对自然遗产保护的深刻见解，也体现了青年志愿者在全球环境治理中日益重要的作用。

图3：颁奖

Riccardo Bonetti from International Tourism & Hotel Department, Sichuan University Participates International Natural Heritage Conference in Jiuzhaigou

On October 13, 2025, the “2025 World Natural Heritage Sustainable Development Cooperation Forum” was grandly held at the Jiuzhaigou World Natural Heritage Site. The conference brought together representatives from management institutions and experts from 14 World Natural Heritage Sites around the world. It aimed to explore innovative approaches to the conservation and sustainable development of natural heritage and concluded with the formation of the “Jiuzhaigou Consensus” on global heritage protection.

Figure 1: Group photo of the conference

Riccardo Bonetti, an Austrian master's student enrolled in 2024 in the Department of International Tourism and Hotel Management, School of Tourism at Sichuan University, was invited to deliver a speech at the conference. He has visited Jiuzhaigou multiple times for field research and once volunteered there for a month in a nature education program. His presentation, titled “The Story of Jiuzhaigou,” shared his observations and reflections on the site.

Figure 2: Speech by Riccardo Bonetti

In his speech, Riccardo expressed that what moved him most about Jiuzhaigou were its 114 beautiful lakes, born from a Tibetan love legend symbolizing nature’s rebirth and resilience. Drawing on his fieldwork experience, he emphasized that the sustainable development of natural heritage should not rely solely on mechanical management, but rather on fostering deep emotional connections among local communities, visitors, and the public. Only through such shared sentiment, he argued, can awareness and a sense of guardianship truly grow, allowing every visitor to become an inheritor of ecological values. He further called for the myths, natural stories, community narratives, and ecological restoration efforts of Jiuzhaigou to come together as part of a “Beautiful China Story,” offering inspiration and momentum for the sustainable development of natural heritage worldwide.

Riccardo’s speech, distinguished by its cross-cultural perspective and grounded local engagement, became a highlight of the conference. His contribution not only reflected young international scholars’ deep insights into heritage conservation but also underscored the growing role of youth volunteers in global environmental governance.

Figure 3: Award presentation